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3. I must confess also that we are not altogether

happy about the part played in this business by Smith,

the R.1.0. representative. Smith's terms of reference

are laid down in the Governor of Hong Kong's Saving

No. 164 of the 15th November, 1949, to the Commissioner

General (a copy of this was sent to Murray with

Colonial Office letter No. 96038/1/15/49 of the

1st December, 1949) and state clearly that he is to

cooperate closely with the Public Relations Officer and

the Political Adviser.

We cannot help wondering from

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paragraph 3 of the Agis saving whether Smith fully

carried out this part of his instructions

especially

in view of the fact that he has no doubt been warned

of the care that is necessary in his dealings with the

U.S.I.S. No doubt the U.S.I.S. did not make its

ultimate aims clear when it bought the 2,000 booklets

from Smith, but it is a great pity that he should have

been involved in this matter.

One last point concerning Smith.

Were

to Rayner (No. PR 121/8

to note in a letter from Murre

secret of the 12th October, 1950) the following passes

"Ian sending a copy of this letter to the

Colonial Office, but I am not sending one te

Leslie Smith himself, because I do not know what

provision for the secure filing of such matters he

has in his offi #1

do not 12ke to think that there should be any doubt

whatever that Smith, holding the position he does, is

recipient of secret documents.

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